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Reader Contributions

By Aaron Naparstek | | 10 Comments
An apology to Streetsblog tipsters. Though our new, high-tech "Contribute to Streetsblog" page has been up and running for a few weeks, I’ve been having technical problems with the tips@streetsblog.org account and haven’t really been checking reader mail very regularly. The problem is now fixed and I’m excavating lots of excellent contributions. I’ll try to […]

Tillary Street: Bike Lane or Parking Space?

By Aaron Naparstek | | 20 Comments
Guess what Transportation Alternatives’ Brooke DuBose and Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson found in Downtown Brooklyn’s physically-separated bike lane on Tillary Street this morning? Cars and trucks, of course. Four of them driving, parking or unloading in the "protected" bike lane in just ten minutes of filming. Streetsbloggers who have been debating bike lane design and enjoying Bollard Porn, will appreciate Clarence’s […]

NASCAR Parade Rolls Through Midtown This Morning

By Aaron Naparstek | | 7 Comments
The top 10 NASCAR drivers drove a "victory lap" around Midtown Manhattan this morning as a part of "Championship Week." While Streetsblog would like to interpret this as an elaborate promotion for the creation of a congestion relief zone, it seems more likely that this is more about selling spaghetti sauce, laundry detergent and mayonnaise and getting […]

New Bike Lanes and Markings for the Lower East Side

By Jason Varone | | 23 Comments
DOT just finished striping new bike lanes and stencils along Grand Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side: The buffered lanes begin at the intersection of Christie and Grand Streets and then, as the streets narrow they morph into non-buffered Class 2 lanes and Class 3 shared-lane markings, as pictured below. The new bike route reaches all […]
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